A tradução em Libras de “A última crônica”, de Fernando Sabino, no par Português/Libras: percepções do espaço.

Abstract

Translation is a very old activity, but the process of recording translations of written literature in Portuguese into Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) and knowledge about aesthetics and its use by genres of signed literature in intermodal translation are recent. Thus, taking the translation from Portuguese to Libras as the object of study, the question guiding this study is: how is space, as a narrative element, used in the work “A última Crônica” (The Last Chronicle), by Fernando Sabino, and in the translation of this chronicle into Portuguese/Libras? Starting from this question, the general objective of this work is to analyze space, as a narrative element, in the aforementioned chronicle and its translation. To this end, “A última Crônica”, by Fernando Sabino, in Portuguese, and the translation made by Jonatas Medeiros into Libras are selected. The research is characterized by a qualitative approach, of an applied, descriptive, and exploratory nature, also making use of the comparative method and the bibliographic data collection technique. The discussions are anchored in theoretical texts on literary translation, by Britto (2021), on the Chronicle genre, following Candido (1992), and on space, from the perspective of Brandão (2013), among others. As a result, a need for greater attention to the use of space in literary and linguistic structures during translation is identified, and research in this area needs to be developed, once it is understood how relevant it is to provide access to knowledge about the chronicle genre and the use of space in this narrative genre, making this research significant for Translation Studies. Furthermore, the results of this investigation enrich the attention to the conscious use of space and organization in sign language translation, and contribute to the emergence of new research on this important theme involving literary translation from hearing culture into Libras.